Hankou, the Chairman's residence.

The chairman of the committee, who had just finished the combat meeting, was sitting in his living room, exhausted both physically and mentally.

Opposite him, in addition to Captain Wang who was standing aside and waiting at any time, there were also Chen Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the 9th theater, Luo Zhuoying, the commander-in-chief of the Wuhan garrison, Guo Chan, the commander of the Wuhan garrison, and the 5th

Commander Li, commander of the theater, Commander Bai and other high-level leaders of the Wuhan battle gathered here.

"Anqing has been lost, and now the Japanese army will attack directly towards our Wuhan area. The situation is not optimistic!"

"So I hope that one of you can go over and inspect Madang Fortress for me, and help me hold on there, because you all know that Madang Fortress cannot be lost!"

"That's the first line of defense leading to Wuhan, and it's also the first line of defense on the easternmost frontier in our battle to defend Wuhan!"

"Although we have already dispatched Liu Xing to be the general Jiang defense commander of Madang, Hukou, Jiujiang, Tianjia Town and other fortresses, and also made Li Yunheng, commander of the 16th Army, concurrently the commander of the Madang garrison area, and Liu Xing

Xing jointly commanded the 53rd Division, 167th Division and the troops from the Madang Fortress Headquarters to resist the Japanese navy's attack at any time."

"But I feel that the troops and deployment there are still very insufficient. Although I want Gu Zhutong, the commander of the third theater area, to take charge and serve as the commander-in-chief of the Madang garrison, but because he has more important

mission, so I plan to see if any of you are willing to go to Madang Fortress!"

"Of course, if none of you are available or have the ability to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Madang Fortress, then I will appoint Tang Shizun, the commander-in-chief of the 23rd Group Army, to concurrently serve as the deputy commander-in-chief of the third theater, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Madang Fortress.

Commander-in-Chief, I also want to see what the combat effectiveness of this Tang Department is like."

"In addition, I plan to send Commander Bai to go to Madang Fortress to inspect the defense on my behalf!"

"How do you feel?"

After scanning the crowd, the Chairman spoke in a calmer tone.

"...."

Regarding the chairman's request, everyone couldn't help but look at each other and then fell silent.

Because the troops on the other side of the Madang Fortress were simply not sufficient, and the first battle of the Battle of Wuhan was definitely going to be fought there. Once it fell to the front of the Japanese army, it would be hard to shoulder the responsibility.

Moreover, the matters in their own defense zone have not been resolved yet?

There was still extra energy and time to go to Madang Fortress and fight the Japanese army.

"If you have no questions or comments, then I have decided that Tang Shizun, the commander-in-chief of the 23rd Group Army, will concurrently serve as the deputy commander-in-chief of the third theater and the commander-in-chief of Madang Fortress!"

When the chairman saw the reluctant expressions of everyone, he understood clearly in his heart, so he no longer forced these people, and he was ready to make a final decision again.

"I have no problem! I agree with the commission's proposal!"

Seeing this, Chen Cheng, the commander of the 9th War Zone, was the first to agree.

"I also agree with the appointment!"

Luo Zhuoying, the commander-in-chief of the Wuhan Garrison Region, also quickly replied.

"I don't have any problem at all! I feel that the appointment of the commissioner is very good! I also really want to see the strength of Tang Shizun. I don't know whether it is Liu Xiang who is more capable? Or him!"

Commander Li, the commander of the 5th theater, also nodded in agreement.

"Okay! Everyone actually agreed. As someone who wants to go to Madang Fortress, I have no objection!"

"I just don't know when I can leave for the Madang Fortress! Commission!"

After Commander Bai saw that almost everyone agreed, he reluctantly agreed.

"I have no objections either!"

"I also agree with the appointment of the commissioner!"

"But there is one more thing I need to report to you, the commissioner!"

"That is, this morning when major newspapers, including foreign newspapers, reported the bad news of the fall of Anqing, the entire three towns of Wuhan became agitated, and many patriots went to Liu Feiyang's headquarters to plead with them

Go out to fight the Japanese army and conquer Anqing!"

"In the end, the officers under Liu Feiyang's command came out and accepted the requests of these patriots before leaving peacefully! So we still need to ask for permission on this matter!"

"Please give me your instructions!"

But just after everyone had finished speaking, Wuhan Guard Commander Guo Chan was the last to express his opinion.

"Hmm! Is there such a thing?"

"There are actually so many people looking for Liu Feiyang's command?"

"But I can't send them to attack Anqing right now. We have to look at the subsequent battle situation!"

"For me, Liu Feiyang's troops are one of the main forces defending the three towns in Wuhan. I can't just let them go to the front line to kill the Japanese and be wasted!"

"Although when I dispatched them to Wuhan, I said I was going to let them serve as fire brigade to support various critical war zones!"

"But it doesn't mean that I will let them die and be consumed in vain!"

"Although Liu Feiyang's troops have a lot of new weapons and equipment, and their combat effectiveness is among the best among the best, they don't have many troops! This is a fatal weakness!"

"Otherwise, would I still be worried about the Japanese attack?"

"So let's see what happens next! If it's really bad, I will use Liu Feiyang's troops to fight on the front line!"

"Now is not the time!"

After hearing this, the chairman of the committee was slightly surprised, and then he said seriously with a solemn expression.

"Then what is the best way to deal with the matter that Liu Feiyang's officers accepted the suggestions from those patriotic people? Please give me some instructions!"

After hearing this, Wuhan Security Commander Guo Chan continued to respectfully ask questions that he could not handle.

"Did Liu Feiyang come out to accept their request to fight against the Japanese?"

However, after hearing this, the chairman asked rhetorically.

"No! I haven't seen Liu Feiyang come out! Only some senior officers under Liu Feiyang's command have come out!"

In response to the Chairman's rhetorical question, Wuhan Security Commander Guo Chan quickly answered truthfully without thinking.

"It's easy to deal with the fact that he didn't come out. If the battle situation on the front line is really not very good, then the officers who came out to accept the invitation to fight from these patriots will be dispatched to the front line to participate in the battle, and then we can give them

These people all confessed!"

"In this case, Liu Feiyang's troops will not need to be sent to the front line for consumption, and when the time comes, I will add some troops to the troops he dispatches to the front line to supply and fight, so that he can reduce his elite troops.

It’s consumed!”

"Otherwise, once the Battle of Wuhan reaches its most intense stage, we will have no elite troops to defend Wuhan!"

"This is the lesson of the Battle of Xuzhou! Without effective elite troops left behind, even if we evacuate, we will be chased by the Japanese army. Now we still have hundreds of thousands of troops, and they are still being chased by the Japanese army.

Well, I don’t have a good solution yet!”

"If I haven't thought of a good rescue method in the end, then I will have to use the Huayuankou to flood the Japanese pursuing army and rescue these hundreds of thousands of elite troops!"

"Otherwise, once these hundreds of thousands of elite troops are overtaken by the Japanese army and surrounded and annihilated, our Wuhan battle will be miserable, and the core of our troops will be severely damaged. By then we will really be

It will become a local army!"

"So I don't want to see such consequences!"

"So if those patriots still have any opinions, then you can hold a press conference and send a force from Liu Feiyang's command to the front line to fight against the Japanese!"

“This way we can resolve their public opinion!”

After Wuhan garrison commander Guo finished speaking, the chairman also issued the order decisively.

"Yes! Commission!"

Wuhan garrison commander Guo quickly nodded in agreement.

Then the chairman of the committee also asked everyone to leave his residence, leaving only Commander Bai to continue discussing with him the inspection and defense of Madang Fortress.

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Chapter completed!